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Character CountsFree resources, professional development, and how to participate in the biggest celebration of character in the world. | ||
Teaching Students to Prevent BullyingCurriculum Resources Address Identifying, Confronting and Stopping Bullying | ||
Outdoor Action (OA) Guide to Map & Compass (Part 1)This site provides a good tutorial on how to use a compass and map, with plenty of illustrations for map skills and orienteering instruction. | Background Reading | |
20 Indoor Movement ActivitiesBeing involved in movement positively affects children both cognitively and physically. Here are 20 quick, easy, and engaging movement activities and games for the classroom. | Background Reading; Tool | |
BAM! Body and MindBAM! Body and Mind gives students in grades 5-8 information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. It uses games, quizzes, and other interactive features to focus on disease, food and nutrition, physical activity, safety, stress, and the body. | Background Reading; Learning Game; Quiz | |
Finding Information on the InternetUC Berkeley Library offers an online tutorial covering search strategies, search tools, recommendations for evaluating web pages and other resources that will be of interest to educators and secondary students. | Background Reading | |
Etiquette Guide or Naturalization CeremonyThis page offers guidelines for dress, behavior, conduct, reception etiquette, tips and pointers, and thank-you notes after the ceremony. From Citizenship Counts. | Fact Sheet; Multimedia; Tool | |
Fact Sheet: Physical Education in SchoolsThis fact sheet includes a chart that shows the correlation between achievement test scores and time spent in physical education. | Fact Sheet | |
Fact Sheet: Physical Education in Schools - Both Quality and Quantity are ImportantA Statement from the American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association making specific recommendations for K-12 physical education. | Fact Sheet | |
Inside the PyramidThis site offers an interactive display of the food pyramid, a tip of the week, and downloadable print materials, including 3 posters. From U.S. Department of Agriculture. | Fact Sheet; Multimedia; Printable | |
Prevent Blindness AmericaThis site offers The Children’s Sports Safety Guide and Fact Sheet Resource Page. The guide - for parents, teachers, school nurses, and coaches - provides information on eye health and safety for children. | Fact Sheet | |
United We Serve: Let’s Read. Let’s MoveLet's Read. Let's Move. seeks to combat childhood obesity and summer reading loss by engaging youth in summer reading and physical activity, as well as by providing access to healthy, affordable food. | Lesson Plan; Tool | |
Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools (DETS)The DETS Project is part of a national effort to decrease the incidence and improve the care of type 2 diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Free learning resources and printables. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia; Printable | |
ScrapKins Hands-On ProjectsNature, nutrition, and recycling activities promote nutrition and wellness. All projects include diagrams with instructions and are suitable for teachers and parents. | Lesson Plan | |
Agriculture in the ClassroomThis site provides cross-curricular lesson plans and activities to help students of all ages learn the sources of their food and fiber. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
The Learning NetworkThe Learning Network publishes a new lesson plan every weekday during the school year. Two recent lesson plans investigate back-to-school shopping and the 2012 election campaign. | Lesson Plan | |
Websites Stress Diet and Exercise for National Nutrition MonthWe recommend three websites for lesson plans and activities that reinforce the theme for 2012 National Nutrition Month, which stresses the importance of making informed food choices and developing good habits in eating and physical activity. | Lesson Plan | |
National Park Foundation’s Electronic Field TripGrades 4-8 can learn about various topics (e.g., civil rights, climate change) through electronic field trips to national parks. There are more than a dozen EFTs archived on the site, each with an on-demand video and related lessons. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
PEC: Classroom Teacher/Integrated Lesson Plans for Physical EducationThis site is designed to help classroom teachers who want to use physical activity to teach academic content. The activities can be taught in the classroom or in an outdoor play area. Search by subject area and sort by age. | Lesson Plan | |
Childhood Vaccination BrochureThis NEA HIN brochure explains the purpose, benefit, and timing of the vaccines recommended for children. | Lesson Plan | |
Drug Abuse Prevention DVDsThe goal of these drug abuse prevention DVDs is to help children choose a “Natural High” and reject drugs. | Lesson Plan | |
Nourish InteractiveThis free English/Spanish web site provides nutrition educators and healthcare providers with a variety of tools to help teach the key elements of nutrition to children and parents. | Lesson Plan | |
YouTube for EducatorsYouTube offers a variety of free services that educators can use to facilitate classroom instruction, including access to more than 500,000 educational videos, limited access to non-educational content, and custom playlists that eliminate ads. | Multimedia | |
PACER Center: Champions for Children with DisabilitiesA tool kit for discussing bullying prevention during National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month and Character Education Month (October). | Multimedia; Printable | |
Action for Healthy KidsSee how this site helps schools without the resources to improve nutrition programs and increase opportunities for kids to get healthier. | Multimedia; Tool |
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